John Stephen Fairey | |
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Born |
Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire | 21 April 1935
Died | 8 July 2009
Bishop Norton, Lincolnshire | (aged 74)
Cause of death | Aircraft crash |
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Beverley Halford |
Relatives | Sir Charles Richard Fairey |
Aviation career | |
Full name | John Stephen Fairey |
Air force | Rhodesian Air Force |
Rank | Flight lieutenant |
John Stephen Fairey FRAeS (21 April 1935 – 8 July 2009) was an English aviator.
Fairey was the second son of Sir Charles Richard Fairey, founder of the Fairey Aviation Company. [1] He was educated at Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge. [1] [2]
Fairey gained his pilot licence in Canada, flying seaplanes. [1] While at the University of Cambridge, he joined the Cambridge University Air Squadron and flew de Havilland Canada Chipmunk and North American Harvard aircraft. [2] In the 1960s, Fairey became a pilot with Cambrian Airways, [3] flying Douglas DC-3, Vickers Viscount and BAC One-Eleven aeroplanes. [2]
After emigrating to Rhodesia in 1978, he joined the Rhodesian Air Force, [1] returning to England after the Bush War. [3] He flew with Channel Express until his retirement in 2000. [3]
After his retirement, Fairey continued to fly in displays, particularly in his Spitfire trainer. [4] He later sold this aircraft and commissioned the construction of a Fairey Flycatcher, which is now on show at the Fleet Air Arm Museum. [2]
Fairey was chairman of the Museum of Army Flying's Development Trust, vice-president of the Historic Aircraft Association, a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and a liveryman of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators. [2] He was also Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire. [1]
Fairey died on 8 July 2009 [5] when the Percival Provost T1 he was piloting crashed in a field near Bishop Norton in Lincolnshire. [2] [3] The aircraft, which had been on display at RAF Waddington, was based at Brimpton Airfield in Berkshire. [1] [4] He is survived by his daughter, his three sons predeceased him. [3] He also had a second wife, Beverley, née Halford.
John Stephen Fairey | |
---|---|
Born |
Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire | 21 April 1935
Died | 8 July 2009
Bishop Norton, Lincolnshire | (aged 74)
Cause of death | Aircraft crash |
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Beverley Halford |
Relatives | Sir Charles Richard Fairey |
Aviation career | |
Full name | John Stephen Fairey |
Air force | Rhodesian Air Force |
Rank | Flight lieutenant |
John Stephen Fairey FRAeS (21 April 1935 – 8 July 2009) was an English aviator.
Fairey was the second son of Sir Charles Richard Fairey, founder of the Fairey Aviation Company. [1] He was educated at Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge. [1] [2]
Fairey gained his pilot licence in Canada, flying seaplanes. [1] While at the University of Cambridge, he joined the Cambridge University Air Squadron and flew de Havilland Canada Chipmunk and North American Harvard aircraft. [2] In the 1960s, Fairey became a pilot with Cambrian Airways, [3] flying Douglas DC-3, Vickers Viscount and BAC One-Eleven aeroplanes. [2]
After emigrating to Rhodesia in 1978, he joined the Rhodesian Air Force, [1] returning to England after the Bush War. [3] He flew with Channel Express until his retirement in 2000. [3]
After his retirement, Fairey continued to fly in displays, particularly in his Spitfire trainer. [4] He later sold this aircraft and commissioned the construction of a Fairey Flycatcher, which is now on show at the Fleet Air Arm Museum. [2]
Fairey was chairman of the Museum of Army Flying's Development Trust, vice-president of the Historic Aircraft Association, a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and a liveryman of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators. [2] He was also Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire. [1]
Fairey died on 8 July 2009 [5] when the Percival Provost T1 he was piloting crashed in a field near Bishop Norton in Lincolnshire. [2] [3] The aircraft, which had been on display at RAF Waddington, was based at Brimpton Airfield in Berkshire. [1] [4] He is survived by his daughter, his three sons predeceased him. [3] He also had a second wife, Beverley, née Halford.